If you click on a photo in any of the mini photo galleries below, you will be able to see a larger version and see the photos in slide show format.
Our Resplendence Exhibition runs from November 2024 to 7 January 2025 (please see our events page for more details). This is a fabulous exhibition of work from our own mmbers:
At our October meeting, Gail Lawther, quilter, textile artist, author
and speaker/tutor took us on a Trip Around the World, showcasing
her quilts inspired by her travels.
On Tuesday, 10 September 2024, Amanda Cobbett gave a very
informative talk titled 'Embroidering The Forest Floor' and below is a
picture of Amanda and her very life like work.
On 14 August 2024 we held a Marvellous Makers Craft Afternoon at Reigate Library as part of their Summer Reading Challenge. Children could stitch a bookmark or book cover.
Below are the first few photos from our own, East Surrey Textile Group
Exhibition running at The Hub from 3 July to 19 August 2024 - for more details please see our Events page.
On Saturday 15 June, we held two embroidery taster sessions at Reigate Library as part of Reigate Summer Festival. During the morning, a group of children made decorative elephants and during the afternoon, adults stitched paradise birds:
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Diana McKinnon was our speaker on 11 June - Photographic Inspiration. Diana manipulates and deconstructs fabric which she then works on to create a variety of pictures based upon her photographs. Below are some pictures of her work:
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Hot off the press! Pictures from our exhibition from 2 to 6 May 2024 at St Lawrence Ancient Church, Caterham on the Hill - photos courtesy of Jennifer and Heidi. Click on a photo to see them in slide show format
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On 13 April, Margaret Beal held a Fusing Fabric workshop using a fine tipped soldering iron. Here are a few pictures from that workshop
Pictures from the Craft Afternoon for children at Reigate Library during the school holidays on Thursday, 11 April 2024 - we were too busy to take many photos, but a good time was had by all...
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Images of Stephanie Smart's work, all costumes made from paper
and thread - our speaker on 9 April 2024 (photographs by Ray Sullivan)
and some more photos of Stephanie's work taken by Carol
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Work from our own, ESTG 'Seeing Red' Exhibition in December 2023:
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Sally Roberson talking on May Morris -her life and work (November 2023)
Mary McIntosh - Life's a bleach (October 2023)
Talk by Sonja Galsworthy - September 2023
Catherine Lawes
Bird Applique Workshop with Kate Findlay
AGM Show and Tell by Membership
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Guest Speaker Rebecca Offredi Goldwork
 Rebecca Offredi'S - goldwork headpiece |  Rebecca Offredi'S - 3D crown |
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Jan Allston and her quilts
 West Indes quilt |  Second blue quilt |
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 S American quilt |  Round the World Magellan Quilt |
 Jan Allston |  Geometric sample from blue & white quilt |